| Show PitIE APPLIED APPLE TO Th f FREE Fa SUGAR Direct Primary Idea Lowrys Lowry's s Description De Dc- of Means U Used sed to Influence Influence I ence Members em ers 0 of Congress I 1 W WASHINGTON ASHL ASHINGTON Junc June 19 The Tho S Senate committee in suit pursuit of the thC vy U lobby turned over o a n new le leaf r in the tho story of sugar today and und beard tho tha details of tho the wide nation-wide and long continued cai can of advocates cf of free sugar to remove remo the duty on that article Frank C. C Lowry sales lament agent of tho the Federal Sugar Refining company secretary and organizer of I the tho committee of wholesale grocers wrote the free sugar chapter for forth tOO th committee while whilo Senator Cummins acted as ns guide through the smoke of the battle of arguments and Senators Nelson and Walsh lent assistance when the issues seemed to become obscure i The The- adjourned tonight sub sub- t. t ot t to calL Tho Democratic will bo required to attend the ln Democratic caucus lS on tho the tariff bill blU begins tomorrow and Chairman Overman did not know whon whoa th the tho hearIn hear hear- In S would bo be resumed Robert S. S Losett Los Los' ctt ctt ett chairman of ot tho the Union Pacific board beard of ot directors had not been summoned summoned sum sum- to appear tonight ht and his mo may not bo served until the thet t Inquiry Is taken up again JL i. i Lo Story Day Dari Feature f Lowrye Lowrys examination featured the closing session of ot the tho committee Ho told of oC his attempts to accelerate public opinion and to Influence con congressmen senators senator and spoke frankly rankly of his hist t efforts In tho national campaign of or lost fall raU He said ho furnished most of tho the sugar Information which appeared in tho Democratic c campaign n textbook i that ho prepared data on free treo sugar ar for Cor s D campaign n document which tho the present secretary of tho the navy Mr r. r said would get circulation of or In pamphlet form torm and that he ho hoI I had wired urging er C every member of ot the resolutions committee at nt the Baltimore convention convention to put a fieo freu sugar plank IP In I tho the Democratic platform Tho The witness wit wit- 1 ness was wat on tho stand for tor four tour hours and when hen h ho hf left he ho promised to produce prof pro pro- duco duce any correspondence In his files f relating to tho the organization of or tho the grocers gro gro- cers eels cern committee or his free sugar BUbar cam earn n. n 1 Many Ian of ot the circulars sent out by him on tho the letterhead of oC that organIzation organization organ organ- wore read Into the tho record by Senator Cummins Company Fight Lowry testified that he had conducted S life fight solely for tor the tho Federal compan company com coin pany pan pany and that UIRt othor refiners had not figured flOured In It Ho lIo thought tho expenses B had amounted to about In four tour J i years exclusive of ot his salary and commission commission com corn mission as sales n agent ent amounting to about In that period lie IIO got Gol nothing for his tariff work ho said 01 l After man many question b by Senator Cummins Cummins Cum Cum- mins tho thio witness 1 agreed that n h Continued on Pago Pao 3 3 Column 1 1 ROBE APPLIED TO TOREE FREE REE SUGAR lOBBY I Direct Primary Idea Lowrys Lowry's Description of Means Used I r to influence Congress i Continued From Ironi iago 1 me of oC the Die SUS' SUS sugar lr refiners did not frem kb 0 f for favor or free su sugar r thc they hey would benefit benQt y In a n l lej les s degree than the l' l Federal d y I a a. reduction In iii duty dub said tid wever that an official of oC the th American Amer Arner- ican ca an Su Sugar af company compan the thc soliel so- so tilled fled liel trust had told him that free ree ugar would put Us out of business s. s JInt tl Committee Senator Nelson Nehon el on was va interested es- es in Iii tho tIo committee o of wholesale and ind wanted to know Inow Just how t was formed Connect fc There was wn n no formal nf said Lowry ly owr w I f wrote e to tu twenty five or thir thir- ly w e y grocers grocer and suggested that we c form such a committee r They The were just dummies then sug sus' ested Senator Nelson Nellion I I 1 dont don't think the they were cre very err dumb replied Lowry The Tho whole proceeding was carrl carried carrId on n ii by correspondence Yes Yell sir You appointed tho secretary and chairman airman i and or organized cd tho the commit commit- I f us sir air Lowry told of oC efforts to break up theom the Committee om m I t teeThe tee UThe The domestic sugar people sent out aen en he said to tr try to break It up They hey said Lowry Is a bad m man you OU Ill III be before a congress congressional lonI lon lon- al I committee in Washington But the they tuck tuck f to What authority had you ou to select a committee for the whales wholesale lle grocers ortho of or the tho United States asked Senator Cum- Cum I DIns mins re 1 I didn't said the Cite witness I r se- se A a. committee for tor tho people of or hue tile the United States rel r nl Senator Cummins read a R. telegram from Lowr Lory to West est Tubbs secretary if the American Society of oC Equity Madison adIson WIs- WIs Is saying aying cit A It Is of or the utmost Importance that ou you bu Immediately telegraph Oscar W V. chairman of oC the ways and means S committee or your congressman l itt Iri n impressing upon them the importance of or taking Immediate action ac ac- ac- ac tion lion toward a n reduction In iii the dUl duty dut on ugar Secure the operation co-operation of or asman as many man many others as possible In doing this tills Immediate action necessary A circular letter from Lowr Lowry read in part I wired you yesterday a asking ashing you OU to t telegraph your representative in Wash Wash- ington inton to do everything e In his pow v r r to break breal the deadlock existing In the In-the the wa ways s 's and nud means ans committee on the Ar schedule This Is ti kind of or work worl that h helped the cause The lii beet sugar Bugar m men n have o been spending a largo large o part o of their time to 0 confuse the Issue I was as afraid the they might bo successful In their efforts and therefore desired that the wa ways war s and means committee bo be Impressed Impressed Im Im- liti- liti pressed with the tho fact act that the country countr as A whole was watching their efforts and would call ll on them for tor an accountIng account account- Ing log If tho they failed railed to act I T am satisfied the they received a great number of oC telegrams yesterday and nd I privately h lc learned last hist night that fa faor ta or- or able action h ha hns been taken m b by the committee com com- and that a bill wIll be he favorably favor favor- abi ably report reported eel In n the near future To get ct th the fight In the open will ill of or course be a r. great satisfaction to us all Direct Idea Dont you oU call that a lobby Jobb asked cd Senator Cummins Cummins' It Is IB not a a. lob lobby b at all that all that Is tho direct primary Idea saul said Lowr Lowry Did you rou have e an any matter sent ent out In plates plaits asked Senator tor Cummins I 1 fell for Jor that once said the tho wit wit- ness nebS About three years rears ago O. O ho said a n. X New W York firm to get ct pluto plato matter malter in lu plates and that afterwards the he they got ot In Plate In PaPers For this LOWI Lowry 1 paid Ther was was was' nothing In tho the articles to show that the they were Wre coming from Crom tho Federal Su Sugar ar Refining company compan uX Tso 0 f sir I r nu i Man tt Testifies Ulu Charles B. B 3 president ld and general counsel of ot the Michigan SU Sugar company was the last witness tonight Mr Mr Ir Warren arro arr lJ Identified letters read Into lUto tho record as part oC of the tile correspondence corre corre- of oC C C C. C C. Hamlin the beet sugar ina man Questioned by Senator Walsh about one letter regarding the purchase o or bonds of tile the Chicago o In Intel Inter Inter In- In ter tel Ocean Warren said that ho had received such a letter from flom Hamlin but Lut that neither ho nor the tho Michigan company company com corn pany had purchased such bonds Warren arron s said ald that at ono one time he held stock in the Michigan an company compan for the Am American Su Sugar ar Refining compan company com coin pan pany but not now ito He lIe said that hat one onetime onetime time the tho called so-called trust had held more moro than 4 42 per flor cent of the Michigan stock but that enough of tills this stock hod had been sold to reduce the trusts trust's holdings s to about 3 3 per ier c cent nt This was done he said to prevent ent an any complications under under under un un- un- un der the Sherman law Questioned about his appearances in Washington Senator Cummins su suggested suggested sug sug- that h he had been hero n Ma May 21 1 last and Warren Warron agreed saying ho Ito was wasa a member of or the executive committee of oC the Republican national committee and that he lie had come hero a as a member member mem mem- ber of that bod body At the morning session slon Melville 1 13 E. Stone general manager of or th the As Asso- Asso o- o elated Press Iress took tool tho the stand at his Is own request and put Into the record hi correspondence with C C. C C. Hamlin of oC Colorado Springs Colo Cob concerning publicity which the thc beet het sugar Interests Interests interests inter Inter- ests hoped to get through the Associated Asso Asso- elated Press |
